Staff were very friendly and the service was excellent. The meals were superb Hot and tasty. The dinner was for our anniversary
Had a really awesome experience here. The waitress was really polite and helpful, the only suggestion I'd make is letting people know they have to pay for the bottle of water at their table. Majority of restaurants give a chilled bottle of water for the table so it was very sneaky of them to charge us $10 for the water. The food was absolutely delicious though, cooked perfectly. Overall a pleasing environment, maybe a tad dark. I'd definitely eat here again.
Great food and awesome experience. Seafood platter dish was about $45ish with decent amounts of fish, scallops, clams, squid rings, mussels and prawns which I thought was good value. Other dish was chicken risotto. Cocktails were reasonably priced and service was good (even for lockdown rules). Restaurant was very clean and the environment had a great feel to it. All in all a very positive experience. The only constructive criticism I would suggest is to print out the customers receipt before they pay but I had the price pre-worked out in my head. Will definitely be back.
So went in not really expecting much but I was pleasantly surprised! I enjoyed there seafood and pasta dishes that absolutely blew me away with the different contrast of flavors from the tomato based seafood platter dish to the light garlic clam dish that was full of fresh seafood that decorated my plate. Hands down the best Italian restaurant I've tried so far. I give it a solid 8/10 would easily get a 9 if it had fresh handmade pasta.
Three course meal for two at about $140 is very reasonable for the quality of the dishes. Highly recommended!
Highly recommend this place! It's one of the few restaurants that meets our standards. Staff was attentive and friendly. We enjoyed the nice ambience, menu had a variety of wine and pasta choices and cutlery was clean and glassware was clear (it's one of our pet peeves). We ordered the gnocchi and spaghetti marinara. My partner and I absolutely loved it. He had to pause to nod and say "mmmm" in between bites. We capped the night off with some coffee and tiramisu which was absolutely divine! I wolfed it down before I got to take a picture. Overall, this place offered great value for money, we're more than satisfied.
The food are wonderful, the staff are very friendly, definitely recommended.
What a great dinning experience, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed eating here. The steak was cooked perfectly and super tender. I did not care much for the toilet facilities unfortunately.
Hubby wanted pasta for dinner before he ran the half marathon at the Hawkes Bay International Marathon and Portofino delivered. The staff was pleasant and we thoroughly enjoyed our food. They were very busy so there was a bit of wait. We had the cheese pizza pane for entree which was surprisingly nice. The fettuccine con pollo and spaghetti marinara were worth the wait. Overall experience was pretty good.
Always excellent tasting food, and great service. A wonderful evening for us!
Lovely food, great service and wonderful summer atmosphere. Would happily go there again
First visit to Portofino Napier, place was busy on a Friday night but we still managed a table without having a booking.
Great meals, very tasty. Most meals were on the generous side too.
They do really nice desserts as well.
There is italian and then there is Portofino in Napier. Food is exceptional and authentic. We had masala amd marinara dishes that I can still taste in my head, simply superb. Service is excellent, wine choices extensive bringing local wines into the mix. This is a restaurant you can keep coming back to again and again.
Beautiful quick service. XL tiramisu for those who love it.
Tasty and cheesy cannelloni ❤️ will be back
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